How we Support and Develop Your Child

Lesson activities are tailored to support students of all abilities. Teachers in history provide support and guidance for those who need it and endeavor to ensure appropriate challenge for all students so that they are stretched in order to exceed their potential. Lessons are varied in order to engage all varieties of learners. We work closely with the student support centre to ensure individual needs are met and staff are highly proficient in differentiating work to allow the most able to thrive whilst also allowing appropriate support for students who need it. Students are given ‘now’ tasks after their books have been marked in order to improve their work or extend their knowledge and understanding of key topics but ultimately to help them progress in history.

How we Assess Your Child's Progress

Students will complete formal assessments half termly and, in the Summer Term, sit their End of Year Assessment. They will be given a threshold for each assessment with targets to improve their performance in the coming weeks. Classwork is also marked regularly and is often given a threshold to guide and inform students of their current progress and motivate them to improve.

Year 7

Overview

In History, our aim is to ensure students develop an understanding of the past and use history as a tool for understanding the modern world in which we live. We strive to enthuse and engage students through interactive teaching and improve their knowledge and understanding of past events and develop a series of transferable skills that will enable them to become effective learners and inquisitive citizens of the world in which we live.

Skills Developed

A variety of skills are developed in History lessons. Students will develop their reading, writing and literacy skills in lessons whilst developing their confidence and oral skills by discussing and debating historical issues in class. More specific historical skills will be introduced in the year 7 history curriculum such as analysing historical pictures as sources and developing an understanding of chronology.

Topics Covered

Download the History Year 7 Curriculum Overview

• What skills do I need to be a top historian? - (Assessed)
• Who used to live in Britain? - (Assessed)
• Why did a Frenchman become King of England in 1066? - (Assessed)
• How did William The Conqueror rule England? - (Assessed)
• Why was religion so important in Medieval England? - (Assessed in EOYT)
• What was life like in medieval England? - (Non-Assessed)

Year 8

Skills Developed

A variety of skills are developed in History lessons. Students will develop their reading, writing and literacy skills in lessons whilst developing their confidence and oral skills by discussing and debating historical issues in class. More specific historical skills will be introduced in the year 8 history curriculum. This includes analysing historical pictures as sources and developing the understanding of chronology built in year 7, but also developing more sophisticated skills of assessing the provenance of sources, their usefulness to historians and how convincing they are in their nature.

Topics Covered

Download the History Year 8 Curriculum Overview

• How far did religious beliefs change life in Tudor England? - (Assessed)
• What problems did Elizabeth I face during her reign? - (Assessed)
• What was life like in Stuart England? - (Assessed)
• To what extent is modern Britain built on colonisation and slavery? - (Peer-assessed)
• How did Britain change between 1750 and 1900? - (Non-Assessed)

Year 9

Skills Developed

A variety of skills are developed in History lessons. Students will develop their reading, writing and literacy skills in lessons whilst developing their confidence and oral skills by discussing and debating historical issues in class. More specific historical skills will be introduced in the year 9 history curriculum building on those developed in years 7 and 8 but moving towards extended historical writing and producing extended written answers providing balanced views from a variety of historical perspectives. By the end of Year 9, we aim to have equipped students with excellent source analysis skills.

Topics Covered

Download the History Year 9 Curriculum Overview

• How significant was the suffrage movement in securing votes for women? - (Assessed)
• Why did Britain go to war in 1914? - (Assessed)
• Why did the Second World War happen? - (Peer-Assessed)
• Why did the Allies win the Second World War? - (Assessed)
• How far did Britain change after WW2? - (Assessed in EOYT)
• How far did the world change after WW2? - (Non-Assessed)

Subject Leader: Mr J Stockley
Email: stockleyj@lytchett.org.uk

What are the aims of the course?
History may be about the past but it should help you to understand the present!  If you should study History in Years 10 and 11 you will acquire knowledge and understanding about Britain, Germany and other European countries through medieval, early modern and modern time periods.  You will investigate events and people, and, above all, you'll begin to understand why an ability to look at evidence critically is so important in the modern world.

What is the content of the course?
You will follow the AQA Syllabus which covers the following topics;

• Topic A: Germany, 1890-1945, Democracy and Dictatorship (includes Nazi Germany).
• Topic B: Conflict and Tension, 1894-1914 (The First World War).
• Topic C: Britain, Health and the People, c.500-2000 (The History of Medicine).
• Topic D: Elizabethan England, 1568-1603.

Download the History Year 10 Curriculum Overview

Download the History Year 11 Curriculum Overview

What will the course be like?
Students will be expected to work both independently and in groups.  Some lessons will involve note taking and written question answers, but role-play, games, poster design, whole class and small group discussion will also feature.  Students will be expected to investigate, analyse and evaluate sources from the past including photos, cartoons, songs, statistics and written evidence.  An optional fieldwork trip to Belgium and France and some of the First World War battle sites has become a very popular part of the course.

Are there any special requirements?
Just the one!  A real determination to succeed – this means keeping your notes up-to-date, completing work on time and participating in the lesson as much as you are able.

What will I be able to do by the end of the course?
History is a well-regarded subject. At the end of the course you should be able to:

• Think for yourself! Because you will be able to understand, interpret and evaluate a range of sources and information.
• Show factual knowledge about Britain, Germany and other European countries across a range of time periods.
• Understand some of the key issues which have helped shape the modern world.

How will the course be assessed?
Students will sit two exams (worth 50% each) in June 2022. The two exams are 2 hours each.

What next?
Having enjoyed doing 20th Century topics, you will probably want to build on your knowledge but also do something new – that’s just what the A-Level History course does!  You are likely to study modern British history (post Second World War) as well as the history of Russia and countries in Eastern Europe.